# 1974 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1974 season was the club's 44th year of existence, the 21st year in professional football, the 1st in the Serie B and the 14th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Adolfo Bolaños |
| — | GK | URU | Walter Maesso |
| — | DF | URU | Luis De Carlos |
| — | DF | ECU | Humboldt De La Torre |
| — | DF | ECU | Luis Garzón |
| — | DF | ECU | Washington Guevara |
| — | DF | ECU | Patricio Maldonado |
| — | DF | ECU | Ramiro Tobar (captain) |
| — | MF | URU | Juan Carlos Gómez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Ribadeneira |
| — | MF | ECU | Roberto Sussman |
| — | MF | ECU | Jorge Tapia |
| — | FW | ECU | Ramiro Aguirre |
| — | FW | ECU | José Bucheli |
| — | FW | ECU | Marco Moreno |
| — | FW | ECU | Gustavo Tapia |
| — | FW | ECU | Hernán Vaca |
| — | FW | URU | Oscar Zubía |

## Competitions
### Serie B
#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 22 | Champions (1st title) and promoted to the Serie A |
| 2 | América de Quito | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 16 | Promoted to the Serie A |
| 3 | 9 de Octubre | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 15 | |
| 4 | Carmen Mora | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Aucas | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Olmedo | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 12 | |
| 7 | Manta Sport | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 10 | |
| 8 | Everest | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | 9DO | CDA | SDA | CMO | CDE | LDQ | MSC | CDO |
| 9 de Octubre | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| América de Quito | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| Aucas | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Carmen Mora | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| Everest | | | | | | 3–1 | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Manta Sport | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Olmedo | | | | | | 1–0 | | |

### Serie A
#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 | Qualified to the Finals and 1975 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Barcelona | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 15 | |
| 4 | América de Quito | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 13 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Emelec | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
| 8 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 12 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | BSC | CDC | EN | CSE | LDP | LDQ | UC |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | 2–2 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | 1–2 | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | | | 0–0 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | 3–1 | |

#### Semifinals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualified to the Finals and 1975 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDC | LDQ |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | 0–0 |
| L.D.U. Quito | 1–0 | |

#### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Champions (2nd title) |
| 2 | El Nacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | EN | LDQ |
| El Nacional | | 0–0 |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–1 | |